Olivia's Blog

 The culture I decided to research for this blog post is the Rwala Bedouin of the Middle East. They are mainly located in Saudi Arabia and are pastoralists. They speak Arabic and call themselves the Baduw which refers to the people of the desert. They were large pastoralists who lived off trade. A large part of their society was livestock raids. This is when they would redistribute their livestock from the tribes with the most to the tribes with the least. This process was short lived because it soon became violent. A large part of their diet was grains from nearby cultivators. Their culture continues to have small camel herds which they use for milk and wool. Men in this society carved wood while women worked with leather wand weaving. Women were in charge of a tent which them and their families lived under. During the seasons when they would need to move their settlements this was laborious work. The Rwala Bedouin's use a patrilineal line of descent. The Rwala Bedouins have many ...